Ernest a



(No Modem V I I A l E. A.- MUNGER'.

BOOT OBQSHOE HEEL.

No.41.3.862. l Patentedo0f.29,1889.

Arion/vn i j jfrUNiTED- STATES PATENT GFF ERNEST A. MNGER, oF BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNoR 'ro GEORGE n -E.'swAN, on SAME PLACE.

yconstructions and cornbinationsvof parts, as

- cushion C. The upper section A has its upits rear end with screw-hole a2, through which,

E the lower` section B, and extend through openi through the holes e and washers e2 e3, and beor shoe heel and seeks to provide a simple construction of parts by which to secure a -there will begivennot only a vertical 'yielding or spring,'but also a backward and for- `the lower section; and Fig. 6 shows the in- BvooT'oR SHOE HEEL.

SPECIFICATION lforming part of Letters '.Patent No. 413,862, dated October 29, 1889.

l' Application filed May `8, 1888. Renewed To aZZ wwnt 12b may concern.-

useful Improvement in Boot or Shoe Heels, of which the following is a specification.

`My invent-ion is an improved elastic boot durable economical heel, in the useof which ward. spring, avoiding all shock and jar in walking.

,L h e invention consists in certainnovel willbe vhereinafter described and claimed,

In the drawings, Figure l is a sectional view of the improvement in connection with a part of the boot or shoe. Fig`j2 isa crosssection of the-heel on aboutl line :1;FigL-1. Figs. A3, 4,'and`5 are respectively detail" views of the upper section, the cushion-section, and

vention embodied in a horseshoe.

In the construction shown the heel is formed in three sections-an upper sectionA, alower section B, and an intermediate section or per face formed with a recess a, is provided at its front edge withlugs a perforated to receive fasteningLscrews, and is provided near screw D may be`passed into the Sole. By preference I form the vupper section With-a depending. tube or nipple-like part d3, surrounding opening a2, and providing at vits. lower end a bearing for the screw D. The upper plate or section also has openings e for the connections E, which latter are formed onv ings in the cushion' C and through the openings c. These openings e are countersunk at e in their upper sides to receive the rubber or elastic rings or washers e2 and the metal washers e2, the upper endsof the connections E passing ing secured by riveting, as shown, or in other suitable manner. These holes e are larger than the connections E, so the latter can move laterally in said openings, and may consequently ay 10,1889. `Serial No.310, 357.r (No model.)

be said to be movably secured to the upper section. The lower section B has an opening D for the screw D and has formed on it the posts forming the connections E. From the 55 inner faces of the upper and lower sections extend projections or studs A B', the former projecting down and the latter up into openings formed in the cushion C, interposed between said sections. By preference these projections 6o are formed to extend slightly through the cushion when the latter is compressed. To receive the projecting ends of parts A B ,I form the inner faces of sections A B with recesses A2 B2 to receive the points of projections eX- 65 tended from the opposite sections, such recesses being made larger than the points of l the projections, so the latter can move in the recesses.

By the above construction' it will beseen I 7c form the heel of the two sections or plates and the cushion interposed therebetween. I

' also provide connections E, extended between said plates or sections and movably secured to one of same, and provided in connection 75,V with a cushion with sections on opposite sides of such cushion and having projections entering the cushion.

In practice I prefer to form the sections A and B of malleable metal and the cushion C 8o of rubber, although other suitable elastic .substance might be used instead of rubber. It is also preferred to provide on the edge of the wall or rim-ange surroundingv the recess a sharpened points or prongs to 85 enter the sole and aid in holding the heel to the shoe. VThe edge of the walls of the recess a is also brought to an edge, so it will enibed itselfin the sole, making a water-tight joint. After the screw D has been turned 9o home the opening D is filled with a rubber plug D2. The projections B transmit forward, backward, or sidewise pressure or jar on the lower section B to the vrubber cushion, which is held by the projections A', such pro- 95 jeciions holding the lower part of the heel `from turning or getting out of position. j The sections A B, being of metal, make the heel IOO boot or shoe, as will be understood from the drawings.

While `the improvements before described are especially intended for use on boots and shoes, and while the appended claims refer to it in such connection, it is obvious that the improvements may be embodied in horseshoes, as shown in Fig. 6, andthat such a use would involve no substantial departure from the broad features or principles of lny invention.

It will be understood that while the particular form of cushion shown may be preferred, the form of such cushion might be modified or varied without departing from some of Ythe broad principles of my invention, the invention seeking particularly not to provide any particular construction of cushion, but the construction of a heel with two sections of metal, a cushion between such sections, and connections between such sections, whereby lateral and vertical spring or elasticity may be obtained.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isy l. Theimproved heel herein descrihed,com prising two sections A and B, a cushion arranged between said sections, and connections tixed at one end to one of such sections and extended and secured at their opposite ends in openings in the other section, such openings being suiciently larger than the portions of the connections fitted therein to permit lateral play of the connections in said openings, whereby the sectionsA B may move laterally independent of each other, substantially as set forth.

2. In a heel, the combination of a cushion having sockets or openings which open or lead out of its opposite sides or faces, two sections or plates fitted against the opposite sides or faces of the cushion, such sections or plates being provided on their faces next the cushion with studs or projections which enter the openings of the cushion, and connections between the plates or sections, substantially as set forth.

3. The improved heel herein described, comprising the upper section or plate formed with a recess or socket in its upper face and having the wall or rim-flange thereof provided on its edge with prongs or spurs, the lower section or plate, the cushion, and connections, substantially as and for the purposes specilied.

4. As an improved article of manufacture, the heel, substantially as described, consisting of the upper section or plate having its upper side recessed and provided on its under side with downwardly-extended studs or projections, the cushion having sockets or openings fitted to receive said studs, the lower plate or section, and connections, substantially as set forth.

5. In a heel, the combination of the plate A, having in its lower face the recesses A2, the plate B, having in its upper face recesses B2, the cushion arranged between the plates A B and having sockets or openings registering with recesses A2 B2, and the studs A B', extended from plates A B into the sockets of the cushion, with their extremity arranged to enter the recesses of the opposite plate when the cushion is compressed, substantially as and for the purposes specified. l

6. The heel herein described, consisting ot' the section A, having openings e, countersunk at e', and the projections A', extended from its under side, the cushion C, and the lower plate B, having projections B and connecting-posts E, and the washers e2 e3, substantially as set forth.

ERNEST A. MUN GER.

Witnesses:

J. E. HosMER, GEO. EGGLESFIELD. 

